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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes Knox Overstreet to the Danburry's home in Chapter 5?

2. What does Neil's father want him to do when he graduates from the Academy?

3. What car does Chet ask to borrow in Chapter 5?

4. Who wrote "O Captain! My Captain!"?

5. In Chapter 4, how many lab experiments are the juniors to do and report on one every five weeks?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the boys begin to do in Chapter 7 as Pits reads?

2. What do Neil, Charlie, and Knox's parents want their sons to do for careers?

3. Why does Keating stand on his desk in Chapter 7?

4. What does Mr. Keating do after he has Neil read the introduction of "Understanding Poetry"?

5. What does Neil learn about Mr. Keating from Keating's senior annual?

6. What is the dorm room like that Todd and Neil share?

7. Why does a teacher tell the boys to slow down at the beginning of Chapter 2?

8. What happened during a case that Knox's father and Mr. Danburry worked on together?

9. How does the convocation proceed in Chapter 1?

10. What is Latin class like the first day of school for the juniors?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mr. Keating tells the boys to "seize the day." How does Mr. Keating want the boys to "seize the day" and how do they succeed at the effort?

Essay Topic 2

The school is founded upon four pillars or principles. What are the four pillars and why are they important?

Essay Topic 3

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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